St. ursula and the eleven thousand virgins of cologne: relics, reliquaries and the visual culture of group sanctity in late medieval europe
Auteur :
Montgomery, Scott B.
Éditeur :
Verlag Peter Lang
ISBN :
9783039118526
Date de publication :
30 déc. 2009
Dimensions :
22,0 x 15,0 cm
Poids :
380 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Suisse
Explores the visual, textual, performative, and perceptual aspects of this phenomenon, with particular emphasis on painting and sculpture in late medieval Cologne. This book examines the cult from the core outward, seeking to understand hagiographic texts and images in terms of their role in articulating relic cults.